Chiikawa Kurimanju Designs Join Talking ODM Service
The expansion brings Chiikawa's popular Kurimanju character into Talking's print-on-demand lineup, giving fans a wider range of merchandise options beyond standard apparel.
Inside
Indent Produces 'Igyou Fukushusha ALIUS' Vertical-Scrolling Comic for ALIUS Project
The comic is the first content release from the ALIUS cross-media project, with Indent providing end-to-end production support from story discovery to co-production.
ASCII.jp
Anomaly President Enters Early Access on August 3
The developer's previous game, Anomaly Agent, earned a Very Positive rating on Steam, and Anomaly President builds on that smooth 2D action with deeper roguelike mechanics.
Automaton
Kotobukiya Oshi Works Line Adds Eren Yeager Attack on Titan Final Season Figure
The figure continues Kotobukiya's Oshi Works line of affordable scale figures for globally popular characters, with more Attack on Titan releases planned.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Honkai: Star Rail's Caelus Gets 1/8 Scale Figure by Myethos
The figure marks the first 1/8 scale release for Caelus under the Gift+ series, offering a detailed holiday-themed variant of the popular character.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Trigun Stampede's Livio the Double Fang Joins Oshi Works Figure Line
The Oshi Works line expands its Trigun Stampede roster with a third core character, reinforcing the brand's strategy of releasing affordable scale figures for globally popular series.
Dengeki Hobby Web
Aogiri High School Chiyoura Chiyomi 5th Anniversary Event Ticket Sales Open
The event marks Chiyoura Chiyomi's fifth anniversary as a virtual talent under Aogiri High School, with a two-day format that includes merchandise sales, a main live, and limited-capacity meet-and-greet and after party sessions.
PANORA
Browser-Only 3D Walking Sim 'Messenger' Draws Attention for Web Graphics
The game's browser-based 3D rendering is surprising enough to draw comments from the tech community, suggesting web development tools like Three.js are reaching a new level of visual fidelity.
Game Spark
Mei Nagano and Yo Oizumi Star in Kakukaku Shikajika Film on Netflix
The Netflix release makes Higashimura's acclaimed autobiographical story about the mentor-student relationship widely accessible to a global audience.
Eiga Natalie
Mimesis Update Overhauls AI Monster Behavior and Game Structure
The update moves Mimesis away from memorization-based play toward adaptive strategy, a shift that could define its long-term identity in the co-op horror space.
4Gamer.net
FBI Reveals Interior of Kinetic Cyber Range Training Facility
The disclosure marks the first public look at a facility that moves FBI cyber training from theory-based classrooms to immersive, stress-tested simulations based on real case studies.
GIGAZINE
Microsoft Puts AI Query Power Use at 0.16 to 0.60 Wh, Far Below Prior Estimates
The revised figures challenge widely cited claims that a single AI query uses several watt-hours, with implications for data center planning and public perception of AI energy costs.
GIGAZINE
Masahiro Motoki Drama 'The Man Who Carries the Voice of August' Gets Theatrical Release
The theatrical release extends the life of an award-winning drama that has already won the Hashida Award, the Broadcast Culture Fund Award Encouragement Prize, and the Galaxy Award Grand Prize.
Eiga Natalie
Vertical Short Drama Adaptation of Manga 'Girlfriend' Premieres on DMM Short
The adaptation marks CLLENN's first live-action vertical short drama from its own manga catalog, testing whether the format can translate a dark romance-horror property into bingeable mobile content.
ASCII.jp
Hashire Hebereke EX Demo Launches on Steam Next Fest, Full Release Set for September 3
The Steam Next Fest demo gives players an early look at how Sunsoft is updating a 30-year-old cult racing game for modern platforms, with online multiplayer and multiple game modes.
ASCII.jp
Mika Pikazo Signing Event Draws Crowds at iFace Harajuku Store
The event shows the continued commercial pull of Mika Pikazo's character designs in physical retail, with fans lining up before opening for a lottery chance at a signature.
ASCII.jp
Dark Zagi S.H.Figuarts Gets Second Lottery Order at Premium Bandai
The second lottery order for Dark Zagi gives collectors another chance to secure a figure that recreates the final episode's battle, paired with the previously released Ultraman Noa.
Dengeki Hobby Web
BeXide Brings Namco Arcade Puzzle And Witch Desk Sim To Steam Next Fest
BeXide is using Steam Next Fest to build pre-launch buzz for two very different titles, one leveraging Bandai Namco's arcade legacy and the other targeting the productivity-app-adjacent cozy game niche.
Denfaminicogamer
Mujuryoku and Kotobukiya Form Joint Venture VEID for VTuber Business
The partnership pairs a virtual content specialist with a established figure maker to create a vertically integrated pipeline from VTuber production to merchandise, signaling a more structured approach to virtual talent monetization.
MoguLive
Meta Must Face Adult Film Piracy Lawsuit as Court Denies Dismissal
The ruling allows a novel copyright case to proceed that could test whether systematic downloading of copyrighted material for AI training constitutes infringement, even when the defendant claims the activity was personal use.
GIGAZINE
Xai Trade Secrets Lawsuit Against OpenAI Dismissed With Prejudice
The dismissal ends xAI's central legal claim that OpenAI orchestrated the theft of its confidential information, removing a major legal threat to OpenAI's hiring practices.
GIGAZINE
Funky Can Creative Announces Low-Poly Rail Shooter TeaKnights
TeaKnights marks Funky Can Creative's return to the action STG genre with a retro-inspired rail shooter that explicitly channels the look and feel of late-90s Nintendo 64 titles.
Game Spark
OpenRouter Releases Fusion System Combining Multiple AI Models to Surpass Claude Fable 5
Fusion shows that combining existing models can match or beat a frontier model's performance, potentially shifting the AI market toward orchestration rather than single-model supremacy.
GIGAZINE
Hello Kitty's Sweets Market Chocolate Lovers Event Tours Japan From June 17
The event extends Sanrio's seasonal pop-up market format with a chocolate theme, giving fans a rotating schedule of exclusive goods across eight department store venues over seven months.
Nijimen